CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS

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OGINNI O.I. , Fatomilola, Bamikole Ebenezer , Adedeji, Olusade A.

WAEC, NECO, Public examination, Exam Malpractice

The purpose of the study was to find the similarities and differences in public examinations. The study specifically examined the similarities and differences in terms of candidates’ performance rate, malpractice rate, examination credibility scores, impact on the society, as well as acceptance by the society in WAEC and NECO. The study adopted descriptive research of the survey type. A questionnaire designed by the researchers titled: Questionnaire on Students’ Preference for WAEC or NECO, was used to gather data from 100 respondents (i.e. newly admitted undergraduate students who have just recently written WAEC and/or NECO examinations), in order to elicit sample of response on the two examination bodies, through simple random sampling technique. Data was also obtained through the annual performance analysis reports given by the Chief Examiners of WAEC and NECO on the pages of several newspapers through the internet. WAEC performance analysis was additionally obtained from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) through its official website on the internet. The research question raised was answered using percentage, means as well as ratio while the research hypotheses were tested using Spearman Rank order method. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that WAEC is more recognized by the society, especially foreign institutions, than NECO, and the pass rate in WAEC is higher than that of NECO. It was also concluded that WAEC provides more feedback to stakeholders (students, parents and teachers) in the form of examiners reports and performance analysis than NECO. As a result, students’ enrollment for WAEC was higher than for NECO. It was also concluded that both WAEC and NECO have similar construct as well as criterion-related validity, but the cases of examination malpractices is more rampant in WAEC than in NECO. Based on the conclusion, it was recommended that NECO should make examination materials such as syllabus, series of past questions, performance analysis as well as examiners’ reports available to students preparing for external examinations. NECO should also try and schedule its examination to hold earlier than WAEC to see if its performance rate would improve. Both examination bodies should increase efforts to curb examination malpractices to heighten their integrity and credibility in the society which they serve.

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OGINNI O.I., Fatomilola, Bamikole Ebenezer , & Adedeji, Olusade A. (June-2024). CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS . INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 9(6), c265-c275. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2406227.pdf

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